Living in a remote Aboriginal community in the northern part of Australia Charlie (David Gulpilil) is a warrior past his prime. As the government increases its stranglehold over the community's traditional way of life Charlie becomes lost between two cultures. His new modern life offers him a way to survive but ultimately it is one he has no power over. Finally fed up when his gun his newly crafted spear and his best friend's jeep are confiscated Charlie heads into the wild on his own to live the old way. However Charlie hasn't reckoned on where he might end... up nor on how much life has changed since the old ways... David Gulpilil received the best actor award at the 2014 Cannes film festival for his role in Charlie's Country and the film is nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar 2015. [show more]
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Rolf de Heer directs this Australian drama starring David Gulpilil as Charlie, an Aboriginal man who goes on a journey into the bush. With the police interfering with his community's traditional way of life, Charlie decides to go and live in the bush. However, he becomes ill and has to be treated in hospital and later runs into trouble with the law. Will he find the peace he is looking for?
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